TV series

Spooks

Name: Spooks
Released: 2002
Cast: Peter Firth, Nicola Walker, Max Brown, Lara Pulver, William Hope

2002–2011· 10 seasons· 60 min episodesTV-14★ 7.7Ended

On BBC One — From BBC · Kudos

It's a fine line between safety and terror. Meet the rulers.

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Synopsis

Tense drama series about the different challenges faced by the British Security Service as they work against the clock to safeguard the nation. The title is a popular colloquialism for spies, and the series follows the work of a group of MI5 officers based at the service's Thames House headquarters, in a highly secure suite of offices known as The Grid.

Themes

england spy mi5

Episodes

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E1 Thou Shalt Not KillNext upMay 13, 2002 · 59 min · ★ 7.2
Synopsis
An abortion doctor is executed by an American pro-life terrorist; Mary Kane. An informant reveals that this is just the tip of the iceberg as Mary has 20 more bombs and plans on using them. To make matters worse she has started training more pro-life groups, within the UK.
Guest stars: Karen Westwood (Karen Lynott), Lisa Eichhorn (Mary Kane), Lisa Faulkner (Helen Flynn), Jenny Agutter (Tessa Phillips), Ken Bones (Keith Burns), Paul Broughton (Paul), Bill Buckhurst (Disposal Expert), Heather Cave (Maisie Simm)
E2 Looking After Our OwnMay 20, 2002 · 59 min · ★ 9.0
Synopsis
Tom and Helen must go undercover and befriend the wife of a suspected hardcore racist in order to prevent a racewar. Meanwhile Zoe and Tessa learn that a boatload of refugees is due to dock at Dover in the next few days. Things worsen when the operatives realise the two things may be connected and their covers may be blown.
Guest stars: Rory MacGregor (Colin Wells), Kevin McNally (Robert Osborne), Debra Stephenson (Claire Osborne), Lisa Faulkner (Helen Flynn), Jenny Agutter (Tessa Phillips), Heather Cave (Maisie Simm), Esther Hall (Ellie Simm), Graeme Mearns (Jed Kelley)
E3 One Last DanceMay 27, 2002 · 59 min · ★ 8.6
Synopsis
Whilst on a routine check of the bugs in the Turkish Embassy, Zoe and all the other people in the embassy are taken hostage by terrorists who wish to negotiate the release of their parents from prison. If Zoe's cover as a PR consultant is blown she will almost certainly be killed. Things worsen when Harry realises that the attack on the embassy was all just a distraction from something much, much bigger.
Guest stars: Rory MacGregor (Colin Wells), Ray Panthaki (Chalak Ahmed), Jenny Agutter (Tessa Phillips), Heather Cave (Maisie Simm), Esther Hall (Ellie Simm), Graeme Mearns (Jed Kelley), Katie Jones (Leyla Ahmed), Kae Bahar (Serka)
E4 Traitor's GateJun 4, 2002 · 59 min · ★ 8.2
Synopsis
MI5's best officer, Peter Salter, seems to be joining the enemy. President Bush is scheduled to visit and it seems as though Salter is trying to stop the peace, is this all part of his mission or is he in fact a triple-agent?
Guest stars: Rory MacGregor (Colin Wells), Anthony Stewart Head (Peter Salter), Hugh Laurie (Jools Siviter), Jenny Agutter (Tessa Phillips), Heather Cave (Maisie Simm), Esther Hall (Ellie Simm), Graeme Mearns (Jed Kelley), Bronwen Davies (Andrea)
E5 The Rose Bed MemoirsJun 10, 2002 · 59 min · ★ 8.4
Synopsis
Disgraced MP Hampton Wilder has written memoirs with the power to destroy the government, what's more an old KGB agent is trying to smuggle illegal arms into and out of the country, besmirching the good name of the Prime Minister's right hand man.
Guest stars: Naoko Mori (Annette), David Calder (Sergei Lermov), Hugh Laurie (Jools Siviter), Tim Pigott-Smith (Hampton Wilder), Jenny Agutter (Tessa Phillips), Heather Cave (Maisie Simm), Esther Hall (Ellie Simm), Graeme Mearns (Jed Kelley)
E6 The Lesser of Two EvilsJun 17, 2002 · 58 min · ★ 8.7
Synopsis
Patrick McCann, an IRA leader claims to have information about a nuclear attack on the UK mainland, can MI5 trust the IRA enough to give them what they want in return; 36 hours free of surveillance, free to do whatever they wish?
Guest stars: Henry Goodman (DG), Lorcan Cranitch (Patrick McCann), Jenny Agutter (Tessa Phillips), Heather Cave (Maisie Simm), Esther Hall (Ellie Simm), Graeme Mearns (Jed Kelley), Linda Marlowe (Madge / Housekeeper), Dinah Stabb (Rosie - Registry Queen)